LAS CRUCES,
N.M. – University of Idaho swimmers and divers opened their new year on the
right note with records, bests and wins.

Divers Paige
Hunt and Mairin Jameson each won one of the diving events and freshman Rachel
Millet continued her winning ways by winning the 50, 100 and 200 free races and
swimming a leg of the winning 400 free relay.

For Hunt and
Jameson, however, it was a special meet. Hunt not only broke Idaho’s
17-year-old 3-meter diving record, she qualified for zones with her winning
292.43. Jameson won for the first time as a collegian when she captured the
one-meter event with a personal best 248.43.

The
disappointment, though, was host New Mexico State won the Western Athletic
Conference dual, 171-125.

“There were
some really great things, some not so good and a whole lot in-between,” coach
Mark Sowa said. “We came out of the gates a bit stale but did make some good
adjustments in the second half of the meet. Unfortunately, to race a team of
this caliber you can’t miss opportunities when they present themselves.”

“We will
continue to work on swimming a great meet from top to bottom as we prepare for
the WAC (championships),” said Sowa, whose team will be at home next Saturday
against Oregon State (UI Swim Center, 11 a.m.).